[council] FW: Non-ICANN Outsiders to Participate in the IANA Transition CWG via GNSO SGs & C's

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Councillors,

This is to inform you that Jonathan Robinson has sent the letter below to all 
the Constituency and Stakeholder Group chairs.
Please note that time is of essence in this work and as part of that same 
resolution, you are hopefully already aware that each GNSO Stakeholder Group 
has been asked to identify one member for the CWG by 15 September.

Thank you.
Kind regards,
Glen


Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
http://gnso.icann.org<http://gnso.icann.org/>


Dear All,

As you may know, the GNSO Council recently adopted (4 September 2014) the 
charter for the Cross Community Working Group (CWG) to develop an IANA 
Stewardship Transition proposal on naming related functions.

Time is of the essence in this work and as part of that same resolution, you 
are hopefully already aware that each GNSO Stakeholder Group has been asked to 
identify one member for the CWG by 15 September.

In selecting a member for the CWG, groups I'd like to highlight the charter 
requirement that best efforts should be made to ensure that members:

  *   Have sufficient expertise to participate in the applicable subject matter;
  *   Commit to actively participate in the activities of the CWG on an ongoing 
and long-term basis; and
  *   Where appropriate, solicit and communicate the views and concerns of 
individuals in the organisation that appoints them.
In addition, you may also want to consider as part of your selection process as 
well as any communication and co-ordination within your respective groups going 
forward, that the charter encourages the involvement to the maximum extent 
possible of stakeholders who are not yet involved in ICANN groups. If you are 
aware of or can think of ways to engage such additional stakeholders through 
our existing structures, that is very welcome and may result in additional 
engagement and participation of such stakeholders.

Finally, please also take note that, in addition to the members appointed by 
each chartering organisation, anyone can join the CWG as an observer (observers 
will be able to actively participate and attend all meetings; however, any 
consensus calls or decisions that need to be made will be limited to the CWG 
member appointed by his or her chartering organisation).

Best wishes,

Jonathan

Jonathan Robinson
Chair
ICANN GNSO Council